always in rear
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
raced wide, held up, ridden 2f out, no impression
in touch, wide and headway to chase leaders to halfway, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong
mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
chased winner until approaching final furlong
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
made all, ridden over 1f out, in command when eased final strides
in rear, switched right after 1f, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on towards finish
held up, ridden halfway, headway on outer over 1f out, ran on towards finish
BOLD RING is given the tentative vote here ahead of Billy Beetroot, Django Reinhardt and Come On Buckers. The selection has the course and distance form in the book, winning her sole start here at Kempton back in October of last year. Some consistent recent efforts have suggested that she is ready to strike again and off this mark of 60 she looks capable of doing so today. Billy Beetroot has not been particularly well-fancied of late but would be interesting with market support, as it would be for handicap debutant Django Reinhardt. He doesn't have the jazziest of pedigrees but it wouldn't be a huge surprise to see him hit all the right notes this evening. Darryll Holland looks an interesting jockey booking for Davids Matador, Sky High Kid needs to bounce back to form, whilst Come On Buckers and Clerical are two of the more consistent runners in the race. A competitive race but the filly Bold Ring is fancied to prevail.
Sky High Kid (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden on wide outside over 2f out, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 19l behind Boho Chic (8-8) at Bath 6f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gd.
Davids Matador 10-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 10, 3l behind Whisky Jack (9-4) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Billy Beetroot (USA) 8-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, under pressure halfway, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 4l behind Mamlakati (8-7) at Chepstow 5f 3yo sll (6) gd in Aug.
Bold Ring 25-1 (8-8) Mid-division, driven and headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on and every chance final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, just held, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Timeless Dream (8-12) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Abu Derby (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Awkward at start, slowly into stride and soon outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 7, 9l behind Fantasy Gladiator (9-3) at Southwell 6f mdn auc stks (5) fbs in Aug.
One Cool Kitty 12-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 14, 18l behind Surprise Party (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m fll hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Django Reinhardt 20-1 (9-3) Mid-division, effort to chase leaders halfway, weakened approaching 2f out, last of 15, 35l behind Aegean Shadow (8-5) at Leicester 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Jul.
Blushing Maid 12-1 (9-1) Prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 4l behind Lucy Brown (9-9) at Salisbury 6f fll hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Officer Mor (USA) 5-1 (8-9) Prominent for 4f, 12th of 16, 12l behind Bright Falcon (9-2) at Ripon 6f app sell stks (6) gd in Jun.
Come On Buckers (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Led, clear halfway, ridden and hung right over 1f out, soon headed, no extra final furlong, 4th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Fitz (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
If Only 6-1 (9-2) In rear, hampered over 3f out, wide and headway over 2f out, soon one pace, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Desert Streak (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Clerical (USA) 9-1 (8-1) Mid-division, in touch, unable to quicken over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 9, 4l behind Choisharp (9-2) at Yarmouth 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
